Emma's POV

We finally made it to the stupid lake that I didn't know about. Don't ask how a sheriff doesn't even know where the town lake is. It must not be very popular, right? Either that or there was just no reason for know about it until now. There were no crime scenes at a lake. The only crime happening near a body of water was when we found a heart that we thought was Kathryn's. I'm still not sure if who's heart that was.

"Emma? Do you want to get out of the car or do you just want to stay in the car?" Her voice is teasing again. I looked over at her and saw that she had turned the engine off. "We could stay in the car and just not go through what I wanted to talk to you about, but we could go out and I could splash you then we could talk about what I wanted to talk to you about." Oh, right, we're here to talk about my problem.

I smile weakly at her and nod my head as I got out of the car.

"Tell me, Em, what's wrong?" The concern on her face makes me want to tell her, though the thought in my head stops me from telling her. She'll think I'm being ridiculous. That what I'm worrying about is stupid. "Emma." Her voice takes me out of my mind.

"It's nothing, Rubes, just like I told you."

Sighing heavily, Ruby takes me by the shoulder (how many times has she done that?) and tells me, "Emma, what. Is. Wrong." She says those words slowly as if I'm a small child who's crying on the pavement and won't tell her how I fell.

I can feel tears pricking my eyes. No, Emma, don't cry. And finally everything just burst. The tears start falling from my eyes like my eyes are waterfalls and the words "I'm scared" falls from my lips. Everything's falling now. I feel like I should be falling.

I'm wrapped up in Ruby's arms like a small child needing comfort from her parent.

"What are you scared of, Emma?" She's petting my head, it's very soothing now. I'm clinging onto her like she's the only thing I need to stay alive, it's true if you think about it.

"Y-Y-You're going to l-leave m-me." I can barely get the words out. It's like they're rammed inside my throat and they don't want to come out.

"I would never leave you." I can hear the promise in her words but I can't stop the tears that are cascading from my eyes. "All I want is you, I would never want to be apart from you. Come on, let's go to Mare's place, then we can get some sleep."

"Y-you'll s-stay right?" I sound so pathetic. I'm stuttering and everything in front of the girl I really like. That's so dumb. "I mean… only if you want to." Good job Emma… you have somehow made yourself sound even dumber than you did before. 'If you want', really? Don't you fuckin' dare say 'I mean…' again. Don't do it brain, don't listen to brain, mouth, DON'T! "I mean –" Nice going you stupid ass brain… - "You don't have to stay with me, you can just not." GOD DAMMNIT EMMA! What the fuck! You sound so much MORE stupid! Nice going, made me look even dumber than I already am.

All Ruby did, though, was give her famous grin and say, "Of course I'll stay with you, Ems, I'll always be here." She'll always be here. I wonder how long she can keep that promise. "Why wouldn't I want to stay with you? I love you." Love? Did she just say she loves me? "Don't be so surprised, Ems, you know I love you." Yeah, I guess, but hearing it is another thing.

"Yeah," is what my brilliant mind comes up with, yup, I'm just an idiot right now.

"God, Ems, you're just so cute right now! Who would've thought that the sheriff could blush so easily?"

"You."

AN: again… sorry it's so short heh later chaps will be tonsss longer… but it'll take longer to put up so just bare with me :D